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My ancestors were Bobover hasidim, but my interest in this story comes mostly from the American in me. This is ...

It’s almost Sukkot, which means that in a few days Chabad emissaries will take to the streets and not-so-covertly ask: ...

One of the key examples brought to question the integrity of Israeli democracy is the JNF’s policy of only selling ...

-A Miami Reform shul has sold time-shares in its Torah: “For a one-time gift of $1,800, donors can sponsor a ...

This year the Jewish TV Network will be broadcasting live Kol Nidre services from the Wilshire Boulevard Temple on its ...

I’m a few years late, but I’ve finally gotten around to starting Professor David Berger’s The Rebbe, the Messiah, and ...

-For most Jews, Yom Kippur presents an especially sharp contrast between how things are supposed to be, and how they ...

Like many Jews, I have stomach problems. Fortunately for most people, their problems aren’t as severe as mine. For three ...

This week, the Jerusalem Post has an op-ed by a former Birthright Israel participant entitled, “What Now?” Struggling with how ...

-Ira Forman argues that Walt and Mearsheimer in their new book “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy� demonstrate that ...

Thanks to Ben over at reshimu for pointing out this fascinating Haaretz news clip about a Jewish family returning to ...

Let me make it clear from the outset: I think some of these people and groups I am about to ...

My husband and I are just about to close on our first home next week. Looking for homes was a ...

At the end of the neilah, the final part of the Yom Kippur service, we say b’shana haba b’yerushaleym, next ...

-Appreciations of the recently deceased writer Grace Paley: The Jewish Week NJ Jewish News The Forward Los Angeles Times -The ...